Hail to the post-presidency of Jimmy Carter

8:25 PM,
Feb. 19, 2013

Tim Walch

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Timothy Walch
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To be sure, Carter is often dismissed as an unsuccessful president in troubled times. Think hyper-inflation topped off by a hostage crisis. And the poor guy suffered one of the worst election defeats since Iowa's own Herbert Hoover lost to FDR in 1932.

But how a president handles defeat is one true measure of his character. In that regard, Carter should be placed at the forefront of the men who have occupied the White House. Like Hoover before him, Carter defined and enhanced the role of former presidents in American public life. ...